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by John Perry BarlowGovernments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no...

Speak softly and carry a big SegWit? If bitcoin saw its biggest and most controversial change this summer, the evolution can all be traced back to one developer. Still, the founder of the controversial startup Blockstream and the network's most...

Eric Lombrozo🎉🎉🎉Happy New Year everyone! 🎉🎉🎉
I have posted a list of links to all the entries into the #2017HolidayBitcoinGiveaway here: blockhawk.net/2017HolidayBit…
If I missed your entry, please let me know. Remember, all entries had to include the hashtag #2017HolidayBitcoinGiveaway
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Eric LombrozoReminder: deadline for entry into the #2017HolidayBitcoinGiveaway is midnight January 1, 2018 UTC, or unix timestamp 1514764800
The list of links to all tweets so far with this hashtag and their timestamps can be found here
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Some believe that Bitcoin's high transaction fees may open the door for cheaper alternatives to gain market share, but the Lighting Network intends to drastically improve payments on the Bitcoin network.

Elizabeth Stark, Lightning Labs co-founder and chief executive officer, explains how the company is building a payments system on top of bitcoin. She speaks with Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal on "What'd You Miss?" (Source: Bloomberg)